Monetary Relief

If your employment has been terminated unlawfully, you may be able to sue for compensation or monetary relief. These are some of the types of relief that are legally awarded:

• Back pay: the wages, salary, and benefits that you would have received if the illegal termination had not occurred, subject to various offsets and conditions
• Front pay: a continuation of back pay beyond the date of judgment, if the judge deems it appropriate to compensate you for the future effects of discrimination
• Compensatory damages: awarded for emotional distress, harm to reputation, and pain and suffering
• Punitive damages: to punish the employer when it is determined that "the respondent engaged in a discriminatory practice with malice or with reckless indifference to the federally protected rights of an aggrieved individual"
• Liquidated damages: awarded in Equal Pay Act and Age Discrimination in Employment Act cases, if it is proven that the employer knew of the conduct and did nothing or showed reckless disregard for the illegality of the conduct
• Attorneys' fees: awarded to the prevailing plaintiff

Mehlman TerBeek LLP has extensive experience in unlawful termination cases and will fight for your interests in court. To speak to an attorney about your case, call our office at 925-935-3575 today.